More than 100 friends, family, and fans showed up to welcome Eastdale back to the Sunport Thursday afternoon.

The team dominated Florida on Wednesday to win the 2012 Little League World Championship. Players and parents say they couldn't have done it without the hometown support.

"It feels so great just to know all the support we have in our community it's just so great," Shannon Stein, an Eastdale player, said. "We're just so thankful for the support (of) New Mexico families, New Mexico communities. We got tons of (texts) from our friends, family, even teams we've played in the past," Laurie Mcalister, a parent, said.

The team was honored by the mayor just seconds after it stepped off the plane.